Hay-carrier track



(No Model.)

P. A. MYERS. RAY CARRIER TRACK.

No. 465,945. Patented Dec. Z9, 1891.

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PHILIP A. MYERS, OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

HAY-CARRIER TRACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,945,d1ted December29, 1891.

Application filed December 20, 1890. Serial Ilo- 375.3127. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHlLIP A. MYERS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-CarrierTracks, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates more particularly to that class of hay-tracksin which the track is composed of sections spliced at the joints andsuspended to afford an uninterrupted way for the haycarrier. It isespecially adapted to a single-rail track and is shown in connectiontherewith. The conditions under which this track is used require thatthe suspending devices by which the track is supported, the splicingdevices which connect the sections, and the stops which arrest thevcarrier and operate the trip mechanism should not obstruct thecarrier-wheels. These are objects had in view in all tracks of thisclass, and these conditions are fulfilled in tracks heretofore known;but for convenience and economy in putting up tracks of this class forpractical use it is important that the connections between therail-sections be capable of being put up foruse without machining eachsection in the shop. It is important,

also, that the stop shall be capable of being placed at any point uponthetrack.

My invention isdesignedto meet all these conditions, in addition to itsadaptability to a singleI-rail; and it consists of a main snpportingpart fitted to the upper or holding flanges of the rail, acting as asplice to join the ends of two sections as well as to support the stopor to connect the suspending-rods or other devices and pressure devicescarried thereby and adapted to apply pressure to the rail.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l shows a perspective View of the invention. Fig. 2 showsatransverse section taken at the junction of the sections of the rail.Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a modification.

In the drawings,AA represent the adjoining sections of the hay-carriertrack. They are formed with a central vertical web a, lower or trackflangesd at right angles to the web, and upper or holding flanges b withwhich the support engages. The main part of the combined support andclamp is shown at F. It is preferably made of malleable iron and of theform shown, but may be varied in these particulars according to thevarious conditions of the tracks upon which it is used,

It has a central vertical web, the lower part slipped into the recessesformed by the flangesfitting therein snugly, while the web ofthe railYfits snugly between the walls of the slot formed by theinwardly-projecting ends of the flanges. After the rail ends are slippedin place I provide means for applying pressure thereto in order toconfine them rigidly to the support. vmeans I use set-screws Z, passingthrough vertical threaded holes in bosses or enlargements As aconvenient on the web of the main part F, said set-screws l beingarranged to bear upon the upper faces of the rail-sections, thusclamping the rails and support F together. These screws when turned downserve to draw up the fianges 7L to bear against the under side of theupper flanges of the rail and thus to bind the support tightly to therail-sections.

The construction so far described is sufficient to-clamp the rail ends,and if the .parts be made of proper materiall and of suitable size willhold the sections together in line and sustain the load. I deriveadditional strength and security from splice-pieces C, which may beformed integral with or connected to the part F on each side, their'inner faces being flush with the edges of the slot formedby the flangesh, so that these pieces will also bear against the web of therail-sections. These pieces may be re-enforced by bracketsm and serve tosecure the sections evenly and in 4line and to insure an uninterruptedand even track, as well as to lend additional strength to the structure,taking the place of the splice- IOO pieces ordinarily used independentlyof the supporting and clamping devices.

In- Fig. 3 Ihave shown a modification of my clamp in which the main bodyot the part F is made to bear upon the upper flanges of therail-sections without extending underneath said flanges. The slottedparts which extend underneath the said Vflanges and embrace the web ofthe rail are in this form transferred to the pressure devices. In thisform there are three sets of short flanges o, forming recesses whichextend over the edges of the flanges Z), but do not extend underneath.The pressure-bolts I have holdingtlanges 7L', which occupy the recessesbetween the sets of flanges 0 and extend underneath the flanges b of therailsections. Two of these clamping-bolts are suiicieiennone beinglocated on each side of the joint when the clamp is used as a splicingdevice. The openings in the Web of the main part F in this case are notthreaded. The bolts pass up through these holes and receive the nuts p,by means of which the necessary pressure is applied to draw therail-sections up snugly against the lowerends of the flanges o. Therecesses and the slots in the anged lower portions ot' theclamping-bolts are accurately in line and hold the rail-sections firmlyto form a continuous track.

I have shown the support and clamp applied only at the joint of therails to forni the splice; but it may be set at any other point, eitherto connect the suspendingi'ods or to support the stops for arresting thecarrier and tripping the releasing mechanism. The suspending devices maybe connected to the device in any suitable way, and the ordinary stopand releasing` mechanism may be attached in the maybe found sutlicient.

well-known manner, the only difference being that the stop in this caseis above the railinstead of below it, as heretofore.

For the connecting or supporting devices or for holding the stop onepressure device For example, in this case one-hall only of the deviceshown need be used. 0n the other hand, the device may be extended, itdesired, when designed as a splice-piece, and more than two pressuredevices be used.

I claim as my inventionn I. In combination with an I-rail, suspend ingand supporting devices therefor, consisting of a main part engaging theupper flanges of the rail on each side, and pressure devices carried bythe main part and engaging the rail to clamp said part and railtogether, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the rail having upper and lower flanges, arecessed supporting part having depending ilanges engaging the rail, andpressure devices 'carried bythe supporting part with the lower endslocated in the recesses of the main part and engaging the rail,substantially as described.

In combination with sections of I-rails placed end to end, asnpport'thercfor engaging the upper flanges ol the sections on each sidethereof, and splice-pieces carried by said support and bearing on theweb ol the rails on each side thereof, substantially as dcscribed.

In testimony whereof I atlixmy si gnature in presence ol two witnesses.

PHILIP A. MYERS.

Witnesses F. B. KnLLocc, W, 0. NcDoWnLL.

